1997 Laotian parliamentary election

1997 Laotian parliamentary election
Laos
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All 99 seats in the National Assembly
Party Leader Seats +/–
LPRP Khamtai Siphandone 98 +13
Independents 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President before President after
Nouhak Phoumsavanh
LPRP
Khamtai Siphandone
LPRP

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 21 December 1997.[1] A total of 159 candidates contested the 99 seats, all but four of which were Lao People's Revolutionary Party members. All candidates were pre-screened by the LPRP.[2] The LPRP won 98 seats, with an independent winning the remaining seat.[3] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.4%.[1]

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Laos: Legislature at Country Studies
  3. ^ Laos: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union